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Australia records 75 Covid deaths as data shows fatalities rising since March – as it happened

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Tanya Plibersek declares environment ‘is back front and centre’ in Australia at UN ocean conference

Environment minister receives enthusiastic welcome in Lisbon and flags five blue carbon projects to safeguard ocean health

The Guardian - AU

New cash splash on blue carbon: Plibersek

Five new blue carbon projects will be funded across Australia in the battle against climate change, the environment minister has told the UN Ocean Conference.

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Labor promised to fix Australia's big water problem. These 6 things must top the to-do list

During the federal election campaign, Labor promised to future-proof Australia’s water resources. Now, new Water Minister Tanya Plibersek must deliver on the policy – one vital to securing Australia’s future.

The Conversation

Breeding at age 73: new details of endangered orange roughy’s life cycle prompt calls to limit fishing

Australian fisheries management says there are regional differences and new data only applies to population in New Zealand

The Guardian - AU

With koala numbers in decline, one lobby group has drafted its own protection legislation

Much of the east coast considers Australia's cuddly marsupial endangered, and one key lobby group wants new laws to make sure it doesn't get any worse.

ABC News

Conservation group seeks injunction to stop Woodside gas project to protect Great Barrier Reef

A massive Woodside gas project approved in the Western Australia will contribute to damage to the Great Barrier Reef, conservation lawyers will argue.

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Morning mail: ‘damning’ environment report, China’s missile interception test, the story behind cult hit Grimmish

Tuesday: The Victorian Greens will introduce a bill to parliament to impose a ban on all new gas connections to homes within three years. Plus: why Australia is running out of teachers

The Guardian - AU

Environment report Coalition didn’t release paints ‘damning story of neglect’, Tanya Plibersek says

Minister will release five-yearly report which she says details ‘alarming story’ of native species extinction and cultural heritage loss

The Guardian - AU

Letters: High costs of insurance leave the vulnerable high and dry

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Tanya Plibersek urged to protect Indigenous rock art up to 50,000 years old by blocking fertiliser plant

Previous environment minister, Sussan Ley, declined to issue emergency protection to halt $4.5bn development on Western Australia’s Burrup peninsula

The Guardian - AU

Our new environment super-department sounds great in theory. But one department for two ministers is risky

Good news, Australia – the environment is back. Our new government has introduced a new super-department covering climate change, energy, the environment and water.

The Conversation

Environment to-do list: five ministerial priorities for Tanya Plibersek

Australia’s new minister faces difficult challenges fixing laws, creating an EPA and curbing an extinction crisis

The Guardian - AU

It Looks Like The New Govt Will Shake Up The Arts Environment Sectors W/ Some Big ‘Ol Changes

Our eyes are peeled.

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Water compliance chief accuses NSW of 'most critical failure' of Murray Darling Basin Plan

The former Deputy Premier of NSW says there's no legal way to enforce compliance in his home state because of the government's failure to produce water resource plans.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition scrapped recovery plans for 176 threatened species and habitats in one of its final acts

‘On what sort of planet does the commonwealth think they don’t need a recovery plan for a Tasmanian devil’, asks Wilderness Society

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Labor’s full cabinet has finally been sworn in. Here’s a who’s who of new ministers

Although Labor hasn't been in government since 2013, almost half of the new cabinet have past experience as government ministers.

The Conversation

Australia has more women in cabinet than ever before: what difference will diversity make?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s first cabinet is Australia’s most diverse ever. Not only do women comprise ten of 23 cabinet ministers (or about 43%), many have diverse race, ethnic and religious backgrounds.

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Federal election: New Labor ministry sworn in as vote counting winds down — as it happened

Anthony Albanese's new ministry has been sworn in at Government House, with a record number of women and Australia's first Muslim federal ministers.

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Who's in the new Labor government cabinet? Who got what role on the frontbench?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled his new cabinet, with election losses and cabinet shake-ups seeing some new faces enter the fold. Here's who got what position.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Record 10 women in Albanese cabinet, and surprise move for Plibersek to environment

Anthony Albanese has switched Tanya Plibersek from education to environment and promoted Clare O'Neil into the plum home affairs ministry in a 23-member cabinet that contains a record 10 women.

The New Daily

‘We’re here now’: Anne Aly becomes first female Muslim minister in history-making front bench

'Let's get it done': Thirteen women will be sworn into the Albanese government’s first ministry on Wednesday, the most since Federation.

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s secret weapon? Defeated Liberal MP claims Barnaby Joyce even less popular than Scott Morrison

MP reveals prime minister’s office urged Joyce to stay off national and metro media, but Nationals leader disputes he is unpopular

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Stellar first week for Anthony Albanese but tough months ahead

Anthony Albanese had expected the election might be a week earlier than it was, because last Saturday would bump up against Tuesday’s Quad meeting in Tokyo.

Reuters

Australia's new PM shifts focus to domestic woes after Quad trip

New prime minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday Australia faces significant economic headwinds, turning his attention to domestic affairs after a first few days in office dominated by international security.

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